| amid |
among or surrounded by. |
| artistic |
showing skill and imagination in creating. |
| censor |
an official who decides what art, movies, or books may be published. A censor works for a government, religion, or other organization, and promotes its ideas. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| embitter |
to make bitter the feelings or attitude of (someone). |
| interval |
the period of time between two events or situations. |
| maximize |
to increase or enlarge as much as possible. |
| nausea |
a sick feeling in the stomach with the need to vomit. |
| nocturnal |
happening in the night. |
| obligate |
to make someone do something because of a law or moral principle. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| proclaim |
to say or state for the public to know. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |